However much Binotto became an easy target for the critics amid Ferrari’s reliability and strategy errors that grabbed the headlines in 2022, it was his many under-the-radar qualities that were key to having got the squad back to the front in the first place. And, after a season where it learned some tough lessons about […]
With car designers always keen to make mirrors interfere as little as possible with airflow over the car, the FIA has long had to push hard to enforce their size and position on safety grounds. But for such a high-tech series like Formula 1, it seems out of place that it is still relying on […]
The Jeddah Corniche Circuit hosted its first F1 race in 2021, becoming the fastest street circuit on the calendar but drawing criticism from some drivers due to the tight layout and poor visibility in blind corners. Ahead of its second race in March 2022, Jeddah made a series of tweaks to the track to improve […]
There were two factors at play here: the first that the setup of its power unit, and especially its turbo size, was not ideal for the high-altitude races in Mexico and Brazil. But beyond that was the confirmation from Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto after the final race that the Maranello squad had had to […]
The Australian agreed on an early parting of ways with McLaren this year after the partnership had failed to deliver the results that were expected. After weighing up his options for 2023, Ricciardo eventually agreed to become Red Bull’s third driver for next season as he eyes a full-time return to racing in 2024. And […]
Gabarrini has been crew chief to the two riders to claim MotoGP world titles for Ducati, Stoner in 2007 and Francesco Bagnaia this year, while he also worked with Stoner at Honda when he took his second world title in 2011. Gabarrini, who returned to Ducati as Jorge Lorenzo’s crew chief in 2018, has worked […]
Ben Sulayem took over at the helm of motor racing’s governing body at the end of last year, just weeks after the controversial finish to the 2021 F1 world title battle in Abu Dhabi. Since then, the governing body has found itself in the firing line over a number of issues, including its report in […]
The Spanish rider, who returns to KTM with its rebranded Tech3 GasGas squad for the 2023 season, said it was “difficult to accept” the team’s decision to pause development on his bike ahead of his departure. Espargaro struggled this season, finishing 16th in the standings with a best finish of third at the season opener […]
The 2022 Australian GP drew what was a record crowd of the Melbourne era with a four-day attendance of 419,114. That eclipsed the previous four-day record of 401,000 set in 1996, the year the AGP moved from Adelaide to Melbourne. In response to the record, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation has announced that grandstand capacity […]
As part of its punishment for breaching last year’s cost cap, Red Bull was handed a $7 million dollar fine and a 10% reduction in windtunnel time as part of F1’s aerodynamic testing restrictions. The extra loss of windtunnel running will mean Red Bull is heavily compromised compared to Mercedes, which gets a lot of extra running as the result of finishing […]